River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-14

resolution offered by Senator Morgan IN
the Senate during the last days of the
session, is authorized to investigate the
administration of affairs by Indian agents
on the northern border, especially the
conduct of Agent Sheehan at White Earth
| agency in Minnesota. The subcommittee
consists of Senators Dawes, Sabin and
| Morgan.
WATERFOWL, Oak, was threatened
with disaster from prairie fire on the after
noon of the Sth, and only by the most
vigorous work of the tremen and citizens
was the destroying torch stayed. The
| thermometer stood at 50 degrees. BY a
prairie fire, set by a locomotive sparks three
/ farmers in Hanson county were burned out,
buildings, machinery, seed wheat, corn, hay
and in one case several head of live stock
/ At Huron a prairie fire ran into the fair
| grounds destroying $1,000 worth of build
ings. High winds prevailed everywhere
At Aberdeen it was ~ above zero during
the day
About two months ago Henry Rem
sen was brought TO the hospitalat St Cloud
Mimi, for treatment of diseased bone in
his legs DR. Ramsey removed from each
shin-b pieces four to five inches long and
nearly an inch thick. Soon after the oper
alton the removed parts of the bone were
replaced 10y the shin bones from a large
dog, which was killed for this purpose The
Rensen is able to be up and walk about
This new experiment has proved a success
and is probably the first one of the kind
ever performed in this part of the country
In Wisconsin the only stale officer to
be elected ON the 9Th, was associate Judge
of the Supreme court, and Harlow $. orion,
| Democrat, was chosen without opposition
In Milwaukee county one Democrat and one
| Republican were elected on fusion ticket
| for Circuit ard Superior court judges, over
the Labor party candidate. In Milwaukee
! city the Labor party elected about one half
the aldermen and one third the supervisions,
| but as two-thirds of both bodies hold over.
1 both will remain Democratic The Demo
| Gratis carried the city of Madison
Gen. Harrison Allen, department
commander Dakota G. a. r., has made the
following appointments: as aid-de-camp
and active assistant adjutant general, r. T..
/ Fleming, John f. Reynolds Post No A.
| Fargo. Soon an order will be issued
| announcing the staff of the department
commander General Order No has also
No. 10, issued by Commandments
| Fairchild, in regard to raising a fund to
build a monument to Gen. L. 5. Grant
The annual meeting ofthe Minnesota
State Poultry Association was held at
Rochester, April &, with
fair attendance. The time and place of the
next exhibit were not fixed. Following are
the officers elected for the ensuing year:
| President, w. A. Gates. Sank Centre vice
president, w. j. Myron, st. Paul: secre-
tary, DIR. ID. W. Edwards, lie Sueur; treasu-
rer, c. j Jacks, Rochester; directors, +. j.
Gates and c. A. White, Rochester, and G.
c. Conklin, Spring Valley.
Mrs. Peter Burk was fatally injured
at Mankato, Mimi, by COW she was milk
ing on Sunday The COW had a calf few
days old and was acting badly, and got
fast in the rope by which she was tied. Mrs.
Burk, while attempting to release her, was
set upon by the furious beast, and would
have been killed outright had il not been
that she was of slight form and got between
the cows horns and hung on until rescued
by her husband.
At Missoula, Mont, on the afternoon
of April 6, Maguire's opera house burned
The fire originated in the express building
adjoining, which was also consumed. Wor-
den &, Co. were the owners of the buildings
| which are valued at 100000 Mcguire is the
I lessee of the opera house. Ills loss was
! 10000. No insurance on the buildings or
I furn ture Mcguire d Co. Will erect
new back building at once on the old site.
In the Municipal election at Mime
apolis on the 5th, the Republicans elected
eleven aldermen, the Democrats ten, leaving
! the Democrats a working majority in the
council, nine Democrats holding over. The
new park commission is composed of three
I Democrats and one Republican; two mem
I bers of the school board elect are Republi-
can and one Independent; the Republicans
elected two justices, the Democrats one.
Speaking Of the coming national en-
campment and drill in May, at Washington,
Col Chas. King, L. $. A, acting on the
/ staff of the Governor of Wiscon-
sin, that the Milwaukee light battery will
come in full force and make a sensation by
| its personnel and by its drill. He also states
that the famous light horse squadron is one
of the finest bodies of mounted men he
| knows of anywhere.
The testimony is all in the Paddock
murder trial, at Sioux City, Iowa, and the
arguments began Monday. The theory of
an alibi for Arensdorf, set uHby the defense,
| is sustained by witnesses on that side un-
less the jury think that the prosecution has
successfully impeached them. 1t is said
| there will be either a disagreement of the
jury the theory of the defense will be APP
1 proved
BY expanding rails a westbound
! passenger train of the n. p. K. r., was de
rallied near Steele, Oak, on the afternoon of
I the Sth Four cars were overturned, in
| Guiding the dining car which took fire. BY
! almost superhuman exertiOns the passengers
/ were released, only four being injured and
not life lost Had it occurred in the night
the calamity would have been an awful one.
A sad story comes from Fort Yates
relative to sufferers whose homes were
swept away by the Missouri food, sixty
seven people having lost all. The Secretary
! of War has directed the commandant of
| the post TO render all possible aid 10 the
distressed people, who are without food,
clothing or shelter
1t is reported from Eau Claire, Wis,
that a disease resembling in effects cholera,
has broken OUT among swine in various
parts of the county. One farmer named
5. Durham, lost sixteen hogs from the con
tagiOn within few days The disease has
( just lately made its appearance.
Mayor-elect H. j. Peck of Shakopee.
Mimi, prominent attorney and
one of the foremost members of
( the Minnesota bar. is of the opinion that
some Of the recent temperance laws are I'M
! constitutional, in so far as the penalties
therein expressed are concerned.
j. l.. Massey and William 5. Britton
of St. Louis, capitalists and money loaners.
have applied to the controller of the cur
rency for a charter of the First National
/ bank of Miuot. Oak. The building is to be
erected at First and Main streets.
On the 9Th. Mr.. ..and Mrs. Hegener.
\ Of Minneapolis were charged with man
slaughter in the first degree in the district
court of Ramsey county, for the shooting
of Murphy at st. Paul couple Of days be
| fore, and admitted to bail in 5000.
At Shakopee, Mimi. on the 18th,
seven-year Old daughter of Henry Duede
was drowned in a water barrel She was
I trying to dip up water out of a barrel which
was nearly empty, and losing her balance,
fell in.
At the municipal election at Fergus
Falls, on the 5th, for Mayor the result was
tie Liquor license carried by about 200
majority. and there was almost no opposi-
ton TO the railroad bonds.
The name of the postoffice at
Nakomas, Lake county, Oak, is changed TO
Pomona. and Miss Nora O'Donnel appointed
/ postmistress vice r. II. Pearce, resigned.
Indian Agent Osborne. of the Ponca-
Pawnee Indian agency. Indian Territory.
writes TO Commissioner Aikens that he shot
I a mutinous Indian dead in self defense.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
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